Astrid Phillips Mayer
@astridica.bsky.social
Email comms strategist in Los Angeles. She/her, “Ohio rizz” mom of a “six seven” kid, 40 or 50 years old, same height as Dolly Parton. Quietly panicking about world obliteration while sipping a jasmine green tea, probably.
Why would he die? He’s our god-king and therefore eternal 🤷🏻♀️
January 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Why would he die? He’s our god-king and therefore eternal 🤷🏻♀️
I’ve discovered I also really like his portraits of his wife/muse, Júlia Peraire i Ricarte. Unfortunately, their age difference was horrifying, so I have complicated feelings about all of this.
Who knew Home Goods could send me on such an art odyssey?
www.topworldimages.com/pl/sztuka-i-...
Who knew Home Goods could send me on such an art odyssey?
www.topworldimages.com/pl/sztuka-i-...
In the Shadow of the Painter and Lover: Júlia Peraire i Ricarte, Muse of Ramon Casas
More than a face on a canvas, Júlia Peraire shaped Ramon Casas’s art—over a hundred portraits tracing desire, modernity, and the making of a muse.
www.topworldimages.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I’ve discovered I also really like his portraits of his wife/muse, Júlia Peraire i Ricarte. Unfortunately, their age difference was horrifying, so I have complicated feelings about all of this.
Who knew Home Goods could send me on such an art odyssey?
www.topworldimages.com/pl/sztuka-i-...
Who knew Home Goods could send me on such an art odyssey?
www.topworldimages.com/pl/sztuka-i-...
Maybe bring photo reference, i.e. a picture of someone with a beard style you’d like to emulate. I always bring a photo reference whenever I get a haircut, and it usually works out well!
December 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Maybe bring photo reference, i.e. a picture of someone with a beard style you’d like to emulate. I always bring a photo reference whenever I get a haircut, and it usually works out well!
Merriam-Webster has some thoughts: www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/buck...
Tl;dr — use whichever one sparks joy 🤷🏻♀️
Tl;dr — use whichever one sparks joy 🤷🏻♀️
'Buck Naked' or 'Butt Naked'?
It's a natural question
www.merriam-webster.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Merriam-Webster has some thoughts: www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/buck...
Tl;dr — use whichever one sparks joy 🤷🏻♀️
Tl;dr — use whichever one sparks joy 🤷🏻♀️
Love this, sounds like a book I’d enjoy reading!
November 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Love this, sounds like a book I’d enjoy reading!
As a divorced person who’s relatively vanilla, I feel like a socially-acceptable emissary to this shadow nation. Kinda wish I could help out, maybe distribute brochures
November 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
As a divorced person who’s relatively vanilla, I feel like a socially-acceptable emissary to this shadow nation. Kinda wish I could help out, maybe distribute brochures
“Shadow nation” is such a great way of putting this! When I started bumping into folks in alternative lifestyles, it made everything else in my life temporarily a bit more surreal. Even at my kid’s school drop off each morning, I’d look at every parent and wonder, “WHAT SECRET LIFE ARE YOU LEADING”
November 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
“Shadow nation” is such a great way of putting this! When I started bumping into folks in alternative lifestyles, it made everything else in my life temporarily a bit more surreal. Even at my kid’s school drop off each morning, I’d look at every parent and wonder, “WHAT SECRET LIFE ARE YOU LEADING”
I’ve always enjoyed “Grace Kelly,” but that was all I’d known about MIKA. Kicking off my Friday by listening to No Place In Heaven now, thanks for the rec!
November 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I’ve always enjoyed “Grace Kelly,” but that was all I’d known about MIKA. Kicking off my Friday by listening to No Place In Heaven now, thanks for the rec!